Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-16
TEUTONIC PEACE TALK.
DE ELESSEPS CARRIES THE NEWS
TO PARIS,

PARIS, March IA large number OF
intimate friends of Count de Lesseps met
him at the railway station on his return
from Berlin last night. In an interview
he expressed the greatest pleasure at the
kind reception accorded him by every
body In Berlin. Asa result OF conversa-
tions he had with Emperor William and
Prince Bismarck, he said he could affirm
that there would be no war. The En-
peror told him Sunday that Germany
would never attack France.
RUSSIAN ExAsPERATIoN.
VIENNA, March 15,-Advices from
Rustchuk state that the recent executions
| at that place have exasperated popular
feeling in st. Petersburg Tar more than
the press is permitted to reveal. The
clergy are said to be especially aroused,
| aud are strongly agitating the question Of
interference in Bulgaria.
1t has been ascertained that the re.
GENTLY discovered conspiracy OF Russian
| land owners and tradesmen to overthrow
the Cars government was very extern
sive, and included number OF military
officers, and that it was chiefly on this
| ground that the Gar was averse to en-
barking in war.
The CLARS DANGEk.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 15.-The I'm
perial Court yesterday attended the fune-
raj service before the late Cars tomb in
the Cathedral of st. Peter and st. Paul.
Services were held in all the churches
and at the shrine over the spot where he
Gar was killed. In the evening the ci ty
| was Illuminated in honor OF the accession
of Alexander Ill. All the theatres, grog
shops and other places OF resort OF the
| people were closed.
1t is semi-ofticially stated that
on Sunday the police were informed
that an attempt might be made
on the life of the Gar on that
| day, it being the anniversary Of the
| assassination of his father, aud that as a
| result the police arrested near the Impe-
rial Palace several persons who were dis
| covered holding dynamite bombs in their
hands ready to throw them at the Gar
| as be emerged.
THE REPORTS CONFIRMED.
LONDON, March 15.-Tne Russian EN-
bassy in London has received dispatches
| confirming the reports OF the discovery Of
plot to assassinate the Car and the
| arrest of the ringleaders. These dis
patches say that no actual attempt was
made to kill the Car, as the plot had
been discovered before he left the palace.
| The British government has received DIS
| patches to the same effect from Sir K. d..
| Morier, the British Ambassador at St.,
Petersburg.
THE ROUTE CHANGED.
A st. Petersburg dispatch to the Times
SAYS: "On Sunday the route which was
to have been taken by the CZar was
crowded with gayIy dressed people. Be-
fore the imperial party lett the fortress
police telegraphed thither that they had
| mi hot wi ha
attempted, and advised their majesties to
change their route. Accordingly the
royal party drove by way of the Neva
| quay and a circuitous route, avoiding the
town. Meanwhile the arrests were
made at the corner OF Newsky Prospect
and Great Morskaia, where the plotters
expected the imperial party would
slacken its pace upon turning the corners.
| On Monday many OF the 2C0 persons ar
rested we're released. A special council
was held Sunday night, the Grand Duke
Vladimir presiding. The would-be assas-
sin is of short statue. He refuses to reply
TO any questions.
TO BE HELD AT ANY COST.
STRAsBURG, March 15.-During the
discussion OF the budget in the Provincial
Committee to-day, Deputy 'Winterer Sc
verely criticised the existing and pro-
posed repressive measures, and IN behalf
of all the protesting Deputies declared
that the recent elections were not
affected by any foreign influence.
Herr Puttkamer replied that although
the debate was raised in the absence OF
the principal representatives OF the gov
| ernment, Herr Winterer should not be
| altogether unanswered. The measures
which the government had in View were
not open for criticism by the committee.
The government officials were the SER
wants of the Emperor, not Of the Pr0yin-
cial Committee, and they would be sup
ported by the government in their task OF
e1ectually binding Alsace and Lorraine
b Germany. The government was not
Responsible for newspaper proposals.
CAUSE OF THE sTRINGENCY.
1t was not the result Of the election but
the spirit in which it had been conducted
that induced the government to resort to
the adoption of the measures of which
her: Winterer complained. These meas
ures did not 20 further than was neces-
sary 10 protect the province from Illegal
sggravaTiOn, and they would be enforced
without regard TO their being liked or dis.
liked. The government was convinced
that the time had arrived when it was
necessary TO adopt measures more 1vere
than IL had wished to adopt. The ten
dency 10 nullify the provisions of the
treaty OF Frankfort had to be confronted,
and measures had to be adopted which
were calculated to fortiiy the constitu-
tional position OF the provinces in the
sense OF welding them in closer cohesion
with the rest OF Germany.
A BOMB THROWN.
LONDON, March 16, 5 A. MA dispatch
from ST. Petersburg to the Daily News
says: Nv bile the Gar was returning
from the requiem services IN the Cathe.
dral OF ST, Peter and st. Paul bomb at
tached 10 cord was thrown In his direc-
ton. The intention was to tighten the
string which was connected with the
mechanism aad thus explode the bomk,,
but before 1t could be executed the crimi-
nal and his suspected accomplice were
seized. 1t was found that they lived
together in lodging house In a
suburb OF the ci.y. Police visited
this house and discovered there quantity
OF explosives and number OF rev0iu-
tlonary pamphlets. Over 200 persons
have already been arrested in connection
with the affair, and domiciliary visits are
being made throughout the city. Tue
German police had warned the Russian
authorities that an attempt was to be-
made against the Czar's life, but the lat
ter failed to trace the plottere.
A telegram from Vienna confirms the
News dispatch, and says that the bomb
was thrown under the Czar's carriage,
and that IL was shaped like a book so
that il could be carried In the hand with